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As promised I will post some pictures of my seal hunting rifle and general "hard work" rifle. And it will not be pretty, so all of you guys looking forward to another gorgeous example of a rile, you are warned.

So here it comes..

It was originally built because I got a great deal on a 3-12*56 Meopta Meostar, and needed a rifle to put it on. I bought a used Remington 700 action, and got a couple of discarded barrels from some friends. The barrels are in 308 and 22-250, and it`s the 22-250 barrel that are currently in use. (I use the 308 for seals of course) The 22-250 barrel was cut down to 49 cm and I put a stainless steel Ase Utra moderator on it. 49 cm is not ideal for this calibre, but that`s what I wanted because of the moderator. And the moderator removes every bit of muzzle flash and works great for low light conditions.

The stock is a laminated one I also bought second hand, it did not fit me at all, so as you see I raised the comb quite crudely in the garage one evening with very little precision tools. It looks like shit, but works great. I also extended the stock to better suit me, and covered it up with gaffa tape. And to top it off I decided to paint it to make it look even worse. I used http://www.nfm.no/EC-Paint.html and it seems to hold up pretty good, but it does get worn off. But I got more spray in the cans I bought. This spray also works pretty good against rust.

But the best thing with this rifle is that it shoots extremely well, I`m not by any means a bench rest shooter, but it shoots .25 to .5 inch groups with all my different hunting loads.

The only add on I use when seal hunting is that I mount a Harris Bipod on it, I usually prefer shooting stix, but out after seal the bipod works best.

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